The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

August 9, 1900

Everything that one wants, one must want because God wants it.

This morning my adorable Jesus was not coming, so I waited for a long time.  Then He made Himself seen for just a little and told me:  “Just as a musical instrument resounds pleasant to the hearing of one who listens to it, so do your desires, your waiting, your sighs, your tears resound to my hearing like a melody of the most pleasant.  But so that it may descend more sweet and delightful, I want to teach you another way – that is, to desire Me not as your desire, but as my desire, because I greatly love to manifest Myself to you.  In sum, everything you want and desire, you must want and desire because I want it – that is, taking it from within Me and making it your own.  In this way your melody will be more delightful to my hearing, because it is a melody that has come out of Myself.”

Then He added:  “Everything that comes from Me enters into Me.  This is why men complain that they do not obtain easily what they ask for – because those are not things that come from Me; and not being things that come from Me, they cannot easily enter into Me and then come out to give themselves to them.  In fact, what comes from Me and enters into Me is all that is holy, pure and celestial.  Now, what is the wonder if audience is precluded to them since what they ask for is not so?  Therefore, you - keep well in mind that all that comes from God enters into God.”

Who can say what I understood about these few words?  But I have no words to be able to explain myself.  Ah, Lord, give me the grace to ask for all that is holy, and that it be your desire and Will, so that You may communicate Yourself to me more abundantly.